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- The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library Presents Litoberfest! Kick off October in literary style with a fun
 festival of words. From an innovative music and literature event to a poetry happy hour, these programs highlight our vibrant literary scene and legacy. Series supported in part by funds from the City of Saint Paul's Cultural STAR program. All programs are free & open to the public.
Image courtesy of St. Paul Friends.
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CE, Events, Resources, Opportunities
- On Oct 6 at 6:00pm, Fierce Reads Minnesota Tour will be at R.H. Stafford Library in Woodbury. Fierce Reads presents authors Kami Garcia, Marissa Meyer, Emma Mills, & Caleb
 Roehrigin a panel discussion with these four great authors. There will be Q&A, backlist trivia, & more! Presented by Red Balloon Bookshop & Washington County Library. This event is free & open to the public, but a signing ticket is required to enter the signing line. Details here.
- Place & time change for SLA-MN chapter book salon on Sep 28. New info: Pizza Luce in Richfield at 6:00 pm. The date & book are the same, The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu. Registration is still open, and anyone interested can register.
- The Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas is hosting monthly, free playdates for educators, artists, & makers who want to discuss, share, & try out new ways of bringing joy &playful learning to students. Fall playdates will be held on Wed, Sep 21, Oct 26, Nov 30 & Dec 14 from 7-9pm in the makerspace on the first floor of the University of St. Thomas Anderson Student Center (2115 Summit Avenue, St Paul). Each session will include a hands-on project led by Playful Learning Lab students, as well as ample time for discussion & networking. Please email Annmarie Thomas to RSVP at apthomas@stthomas.edu
- History Day Hullabaloo sites have been finalized! Check out
 the full schedule.
Aging in the 21st Century is a free webinar from LJ & Thorndike Press on Tue, Oct 4, 3-4pm ET.
Register.
- San Jose State University School of Information offers Library 2.016: Libraries of the Future . This will be an opportunity to learn from library experts & civic leaders, meeting at the intersection of information, education, technology, & community. Thu, Oct 6, noon to 3 pm. Pacific Time. Register.
- Call for nominations for the Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award, which "recognizes an individual librarian who has made an especially significant contribution to the advancement of instruction in a college or research library environment." Details at ACRL Awards page.
- Infuse Your Library Programming with Early STEM Learning.
 Play and learn with instructors from the Science Museum of Minnesota at one of five hands-on workshops across Minnesota this fall. Discover how early literacy and early STEM learning are intertwined and deepen your understanding of early childhood scientific thinking, problem solving and inquiry. Two workshops in MELSA/Metronet region: Wed, Nov 9 at HCL Brooklyn Park Library & Tue, Nov 15 at DCL Wescott Library.
- Register now for ELM Expo, Sat Nov 5 at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Space is limited, so register early to save your spot.
- An archived copy of the CopyTalk webinar Finding the Public Domain originally webcast on Sep 1 is now available. District Dispatch, Sep 8.
Keeping Up With ESSA Implementation
- The Minnesota Department of Education is going out on the road to gather input on the Minnesota State Plan for the Every Child Succeeds Act (ESSA). This is your chance to advocate for school library media specialists and programs as part of Minnesota's plan.Dates, locations, & times here.
- School Librarians And ESSA: What You Need To Know Now. ITEM is partnering with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) in collaboration with American Library Association's Office for Library Advocacy (OLA) and the ALA Washington Office to offer a comprehensive workshop on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). AASL leaders will facilitate the session. This event is free to attend, but registration is required.
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Add your library staff training events; email details to calendar@mnlibs.info
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